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Autore |
Wolfe Cary |
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What is posthumanism? [[electronic resource] /] / Cary Wolfe |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Collana |
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Posthumanities series ; ; v. 8 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Humanism |
Aesthetics - Philosophy |
Deconstruction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: What Is Posthumanism?; I. THEORIES, DISCIPLINES, ETHICS; II. MEDIA, CULTURE, PRACTICES; Notes; Publication History; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What does it mean to think beyond humanism? Is it possible to craft a mode of philosophy, ethics, and interpretation that rejects the classic humanist divisions of self and other, mind and body, society and nature, human and animal, organic and technological? Can a new kind of humanities-posthumanities-respond to the redefinition of humanity's place in the world by both the technological and the biological or "green" continuum in which the "human" is but one life form among many?Exploring how both critical thought along with cultural practice have reacted to this radical repositioning, Cary Wo |
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